Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1107 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to continuing chiropractic education; 2
16	16	amending s. 460.408, F.S.; deleting a requirement that 3
17	17	chiropractic continuing education be completed in a 4
18	18	classroom setting; prohibiting the board from limiting 5
19	19	the number of hours of continuing education courses a 6
20	20	chiropractic physician may complete through distance 7
21	21	learning; authorizing the board to make exceptions to 8
22	22	meet continuing education requirements d uring a 9
23	23	declared state of emergency; specifying who may teach 10
24	24	board-approved continuing education courses; requiring 11
25	25	the board to adopt rules; providing an effective date. 12
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. Section 460.408, Florida Statutes, is amended 16
30	30	to read: 17
31	31	460.408 Continuing chiropractic education. — 18
32	32	(1) The board shall require licensees to periodically 19
33	33	demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of 20
34	34	renewal of a license by completing up to 4 0 contact classroom 21
35	35	hours of continuing education. 22
36	36	(a) Continuing education courses sponsored by chiropractic 23
37	37	colleges whose graduates are eligible for examination under any 24
38	38	provision of this chapter may be approved upon review by the 25
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51	51	board if all other requirements of board rules setting forth 26
52	52	criteria for course approval are met. 27
53	53	(b) The board shall approve those courses that build upon 28
54	54	the basic courses required for the practice of chiropractic 29
55	55	medicine, and the board may also approve courses in adju nctive 30
56	56	modalities. Courses that consist of instruction in the use, 31
57	57	application, prescription, recommendation, or administration of 32
58	58	a specific company's brand of products or services are not 33
59	59	eligible for approval. 34
60	60	(c) The board may not limit the number of approved 35
61	61	continuing education hours that may be completed through 36
62	62	distance learning. 37
63	63	(2) The board may provide exceptions to make exception 38
64	64	from the requirements of this section in emergency or hardship 39
65	65	cases and during a declared state of emergency in the state. 40
66	66	(3) Courses shall be taught by a speaker or lecturer with 41
67	67	at least one of the following qualifications: 42
68	68	(a) Holds a post-graduate degree, or bachelor's degree 43
69	69	with at least 2 years' experience in the subject matter taught; 44
70	70	(b) Is a current faculty member of a chiropractic college 45
71	71	or school maintaining a standard and reputability approved by 46
72	72	the board or is a current faculty member at a medical or 47
73	73	osteopathic college or a university accredited by, or having 48
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75	75	by the United States Office of Education or the Council on Post -50
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88	88	Secondary Accreditation; or 51
89	89	(c) Is a post-graduate level instructor of a chiropractic 52
90	90	college or school maintaining a standard and reputability 53
91	91	approved by the board, or a post-graduate level instructor at a 54
92	92	medical or osteopathic college or a university accredited by, or 55
93	93	has status with, an agency or its successor which is recognized 56
94	94	and approved by the United States Department of Education or the 57
95	95	Office of Post-Secondary Education. 58
96	96	(4)(3) The board shall may adopt rules required to 59
97	97	implement within the requirements of this section that are 60
98	98	necessary for its implementation . 61
99	99	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 62